Prevalence of mesiodens among six- to seventeen-year-old school going children of Indore
Introduction: ′Mesiodens′ are the supernumerary teeth present in the midline of the maxilla between the two central incisors. These mesiodens are the most common supernumerary teeth and are usually responsible for eruption disturbance or delay of the maxillary anterior permanent teeth. The present s...
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| description | Introduction: ′Mesiodens′ are the supernumerary teeth present in the midline of the maxilla between the two central incisors. These mesiodens are the most common supernumerary teeth and are usually responsible for eruption disturbance or delay of the maxillary anterior permanent teeth. The present study seeks to investigate the prevalence of mesiodens among school going children in Indore City, India. Materials and Methods: The study was a retrospective collection of data to evaluate the prevalence of mesiodens among 3896 children, whose ages ranged between six and seventeen years. Results: The results showed that males were affected approximately 1.2 times as frequently as females; 3.18% of the total screened population had mesiodens and among the affected population 4.03% had two or more mesiodens. Most of the mesiodens were conical in shape. The age, sex distribution, number of mesiodens per patient, shape, and direction of the eruption are presented in this study. Conclusions: The present study gives an insight into the prevalence of mesiodens among school going children of Indore city. A coincidental finding in our study has been the high risk of trauma associated with the occurence of mesiodens. This finding makes it mandatory to include mesiodens as a risk factor in traumatic dental injuries. Early diagnosis and management of these otherwise considered mild factors must be made mandatory in pediatric dentistry. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-c4deb5bc7d794c979cca02bd28b1829f2022-12-21T22:33:06ZengWolters Kluwer Medknow PublicationsJournal of Indian Society of Pedodontics and Preventive Dentistry0970-43881998-39052011-01-0129428829310.4103/0970-4388.86369Prevalence of mesiodens among six- to seventeen-year-old school going children of IndoreV KhandelwalA U NayakR B NaveenN NinaweP A NayakS V Sai PrasadIntroduction: ′Mesiodens′ are the supernumerary teeth present in the midline of the maxilla between the two central incisors. These mesiodens are the most common supernumerary teeth and are usually responsible for eruption disturbance or delay of the maxillary anterior permanent teeth. The present study seeks to investigate the prevalence of mesiodens among school going children in Indore City, India. Materials and Methods: The study was a retrospective collection of data to evaluate the prevalence of mesiodens among 3896 children, whose ages ranged between six and seventeen years. Results: The results showed that males were affected approximately 1.2 times as frequently as females; 3.18% of the total screened population had mesiodens and among the affected population 4.03% had two or more mesiodens. Most of the mesiodens were conical in shape. The age, sex distribution, number of mesiodens per patient, shape, and direction of the eruption are presented in this study. Conclusions: The present study gives an insight into the prevalence of mesiodens among school going children of Indore city. A coincidental finding in our study has been the high risk of trauma associated with the occurence of mesiodens. This finding makes it mandatory to include mesiodens as a risk factor in traumatic dental injuries. Early diagnosis and management of these otherwise considered mild factors must be made mandatory in pediatric dentistry.http://www.jisppd.com/article.asp?issn=0970-4388;year=2011;volume=29;issue=4;spage=288;epage=293;aulast=KhandelwalMesiodensprevalenceprevalence of mesiodens |
| spellingShingle | V Khandelwal A U Nayak R B Naveen N Ninawe P A Nayak S V Sai Prasad Prevalence of mesiodens among six- to seventeen-year-old school going children of Indore Journal of Indian Society of Pedodontics and Preventive Dentistry Mesiodens prevalence prevalence of mesiodens |
| title | Prevalence of mesiodens among six- to seventeen-year-old school going children of Indore |
| title_full | Prevalence of mesiodens among six- to seventeen-year-old school going children of Indore |
| title_fullStr | Prevalence of mesiodens among six- to seventeen-year-old school going children of Indore |
| title_full_unstemmed | Prevalence of mesiodens among six- to seventeen-year-old school going children of Indore |
| title_short | Prevalence of mesiodens among six- to seventeen-year-old school going children of Indore |
| title_sort | prevalence of mesiodens among six to seventeen year old school going children of indore |
| topic | Mesiodens prevalence prevalence of mesiodens |
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